The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo
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The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo is a short story
— one of the Just So stories by Rudyard Kipling
.
The story was first told aloud by the author to his daughter Josephine as part of their oral tradition
. It was then written down and first published in Ladies' Home Journal
in June 1900.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
— one of the Just So stories by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
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The story was first told aloud by the author to his daughter Josephine as part of their oral tradition
Oral tradition
Oral tradition and oral lore is cultural material and traditions transmitted orally from one generation to another. The messages or testimony are verbally transmitted in speech or song and may take the form, for example, of folktales, sayings, ballads, songs, or chants...
. It was then written down and first published in Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal is an American magazine which first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States...
in June 1900.